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Definition of Squaloid
1. a. Like or pertaining to a shark or sharks.
Definition of Squaloid
1. Adjective. Characteristic of a shark or dogfish ¹
2. Noun. Any dogfish of the family ''Squalidae'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Squaloid
1. like a shark [adj]
Medical Definition of Squaloid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Squaloid
Literary usage of Squaloid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology by William Buckland (1841)
"27d, B. 6, 7. , In the third, or squaloid division of fossils of this family, we
have the character of true Sharks; these appear for the first time in the ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1873)
"The fish-teeth have been submitted for examination to my friend, Professor OH St.
John, who writes me as follows concerning them: — All the squaloid teeth ..."
3. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1873)
"The fish-teeth have been submitted for examination to my friend, Professor OH St.
John, who writes me as follows concerning them: — All the squaloid teeth ..."
4. Transactions of the Geological Society of London by Geological Society of London (1856)
"With the exception of two specimens, the collection is entirely composed of teeth
of squaloid fishes. Of these two exceptions one belongs to the Ganoid ..."
5. Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology by William Buckland (1836)
"Species of this squaloid family alone, abound in all strata of the Tertiary
formation. The greater strength, and flattened condition of the teeth of the ..."
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